Rapid flood impact assessment in Kuttanad region
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2018-08
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Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) and Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas (CTARA), Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay , Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA), Kerala
Abstract
This is part of a Working Paper series that came out of studies and action done by
CANALPY, an initiative of the collaboration between Indian Institute of Technology,
Bombay and the Kerala Institute of Local Administration.
The major aim of CANALPY is the rejuvenation of canals through decentralised and
participatory social and technological interventions. There have been two academic initiatives
so far - a Winter School during November 2017 involving 36 students and a Summer School
during May 2018 with 300+ students. Through a decentralised data collection process of the
water and sanitation practices of Alappuzha, CANALPY was able to identify solid and liquid
waste pollution in the sub-canals as the major impediment to the health of the canal system.
The floods of 2018 were an unprecedented event in recent Kerala history, affecting nearly all
regions of the state. Kuttanad, a biogeographic region to the south-east of Alappuzha was one
of the hardest hit owing to several socioeconomic and geographic factors. The CANALPY
team quickly sprung into action after the flood, deploying a student body to carry out a rapid
flood impact assessment. This report contains the findings from that assessment.
These are abridged versions of the larger reports. The academic reports may be downloaded
freely from the CANALPY website, www.canalpy.com